Sublime

When you lead your real job is to create more leaders not more followers.

Many Great Groups have a dual administration. They have a visionary leader, and they have someone who protects them from the outside world, the “suits.”

needed—because of increased interdependence—is a much larger number of people who have leadership skills, broadly defined.

Successful leaders are learners. And the learning process is ongoing, a result of self-discipline and perseverance. The goal each day must be to get a little better, to build on the previous day’s progress.

People who are trying to change the world need to be isolated from it, free from its distractions, but still able to tap its resources.

At its essence, good leadership isn’t about being indispensable; it’s about helping others be prepared to possibly step into your shoes—giving them access to your own decision making, identifying the skills they need to develop and helping them improve, and, as I’ve had to do, sometimes being honest with them about why they’re not ready for the ne

being a leader requires continual learning.

Every Great Group has a strong leader.